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21. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Expository Escapade—Detective's Handbook
    Students create a Detective's Handbook based on a detective mystery they have read. The handbooks include expository and descriptive writing, as well as a letter.
    
22. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Give Them a Hand: Promoting Positive Interaction in Literature Circles
    Students circle their desks as they analyze their own participation within a small group discussion.
23. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Giving Voice to Child Laborers Through Monologues
    Students present monologues in the "voice" of someone involved in child labor in England, respond to questions, and then discuss contemporary child laborers and compare them to the past.
24. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Glogging About Natural Disasters
    After researching various natural disasters, students share their findings with each other using glogs, or through poster presentations.
25. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Huge Mistakes that Led to Catastrophe: Learning about Human-made Disasters throughout History
    After researching various human-made disasters such as the BP oil spill, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great Chicago Fire, students share their research in oral presentations. Then students pair up to compare and contrast their disasters using the Venn Diagram Student Interactive or the Venn diagram Mobile App.
26. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    In the Poet's Shoes: Performing Poetry and Building Meaning
    Students take poetic license when they interpret William Carlos William's poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" to help create a poem of their own.
    
27. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry Project
    Students explore a variety of resources as they learn about the Holocaust. Working collaboratively, they investigate the materials, prepare oral responses, and produce a topic-based newspaper to complete their research.
28. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
    Students stage a mock trial for a literary character, with groups of students acting as the prosecution, defense, and jury.
29. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Making Memories: An End-of-Year Digital Scrapbook
    Students reflect on their school year, creating a digital scrapbook consisting of images and text to present to their school community.
30. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Making Personal and Cultural Connections Using A Girl Named Disaster
    Struggling to survive is one of the many themes explored in A Girl Named Disaster. As students read, they look for connections between themselves and the main character, Nhamo.
    

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